®Planning appeal decision
Land at Beckside Smithy, Little Urswick, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0PY
a dwelling for an essential rural worker to support the provision of on site farrier services including medical, dietary, surgical treatment, veterinary support and convalescence for animal welfare purposes
- Authority
- South Lakeland District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker's dwelling on the site, having regard to local policies and national guidance which seek to restrict development in the countryside
What decided it
The animal welfare benefits and support for the growth of the appellant's rural business, combined with the absence of any other harm, were found to outweigh the conflict with criterion 1 of Policy DM15.
The animal welfare benefits and support for a rural business, together with the absence of other harm, outweighed the conflict with criterion 1 of Policy DM15 and Policy CS1.2.
Framework references: 80, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1.2, Policy DM15
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